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Are phantom smells normal? i've had them since i was a kid off and on again but i've been worried and stressed out of my mind lately please help
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Dysosmia: is abnormal smells occurring on increased frequency in an individual with possible lesions in the olfactory tract in the brain or local lesions in the nose and and sinuses you need to be examined by a good ENT surgeon
Answered 12/16/2016
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